#to new 52 continuity

[cantsayidont]

February 2015. Selina Kyle and Batman on the cover of CATWOMAN #37, drawn by Jae Lee with colors by June Chung.

#comics #catwoman #jae lee #june chung #genevieve valentine #selina kyle #batman #bruce wayne #batcat #one of the big problems with this run is it's still moored #to new 52 continuity #and so trying to sort out what bruce and selina's deal is #gives me a headache #there's also an interlude tying into the weird storyline #with skinhead jim gordon as armored batman #which is baffling

[arttuff]

some robin 1 and 2 costume headcanons!!!

shorts on jason inspired by rillette on tumblr's amazing jason design. love this bug

imagine going to work at your henchman job and getting beaten up by a larval stage vigilante. i'd be mortified

#robin #dc robin #dick grayson #jason todd #batman #batfamily #batfam #nightwing #red hood #robin dick #robin jason #jason!robin #dick!robin #dc comics #dc #this is not continuity friendly im sorry fellow readers. i just want them to be cute and little #dick around 9 jason around 11 #the timeline changes in new 52 personally hurt me so im looking away

[batfamdcposts]

I want a comic that shows how the batfam’s disabilities and/or health issues limit their efficacy and the frustration that brings. Give me all of Bab’s monitors going out, her sitting in the dark as her family fights against an unexpected or unknown weapon, and let me see the barely restrained panic. Let her stew in her helplessness, and let her rage at the inconvenience and unfairness of it all. Let her healing be nonlinear, because her incredible feats as Oracle don’t change the fact that she could rush to them right now as Batgirl.

Let Tim feel the proverbial leash of only being able to go so far for so long, because there’s a limit to how many doses of antibiotics he can carry with him. He’s blatantly defied almost every single authority figure he’s ever had, and this is what he has to obey? Let it interrupt his work, and let him obsessively wonder how much more productive he’d be if he didn’t have to spend the time counting and refilling his medications. Let Bruce coming back from a deep space mission be a reminder that there’s an extra step for him to be able to do the same. Let Tim feel the horrible, complicated, conflicting cocktail of gratitude and fury and appreciation and love and guilt when he finds out that each family member carries extra doses on them just in case they get sucked into a portal of some kind on Gotham’s whacked streets.

Let Cass feel the mosquito-bite hurt of not being able to read mission reports as quickly as her family of detectives and geniuses. Let the suggestion of a word-to-text program be offensive before it’s appreciated, because knowing something will be helpful doesn’t always mean she’s ready to accept it. Let her feel trapped by an inability to fully vent what she’s feeling because she doesn’t know the right words. Let her feel the hurt of some people not caring about what she’s trying to say because she can’t always communicate her ideas quickly or concisely enough. Let her hurt turn to rage, because if those people don’t matter then why is she so upset at their decision to disregard her? Why is there a niggling need to prove her worth and intelligence?

I’d just really love to see more of this in fics, comics, etc, because sometimes it’s hurtful even when it shouldn’t be, and sometimes it sucks in ways you never thought it would. Sometimes a disability or health issue actively impedes progress and makes you an inconvenience, and seeing these heroes deal with that would be so helpful in dealing with it.

#let me know of fics where they struggle and try #and continue to struggle and try #because sometimes you can’t fix it #but you can grow and live with it #I’m aware tim doesn’t canonically take antibiotics for asplenia #and that technically it may not be an issue in the new 52 #but welcome to the newest episode of ‘canon conflicts with itself so expecting me to care will be disappointing for you’ #it’s more impactful this way #and the other members have issues too #these were just what I remembered off the top of my head #dc #tim drake #batman #dc comics #batfam #barbara gordon #cassandra wayne #cassandra cain #red robin #oracle #batgirl #orphan #black bat #batfamily

[forevercloudnine]

I know I've been out of the loop, but how did it not cross my dash ONCE that not only did they bring back Riddler's daughter this last December, but they brought her back SPECIFICALLY by having her go on a date with Kate Kane????

#quinn nash #enigma #edward nygma #riddler #kate kane #batwoman #i can't believe they made her gay #apparently she was also in arkham academy and that canonized that edward tried to kill her again like he did in the last continuity #which possibly more in-character for prime earth/new 52/rebirth/whatever-you-want-to-call-this-continuity edward #than the 'sweet little baby girl' treatment he gives her in the hannukah comic #although it would make sense if he vacillates between the two depending on how he feels about her moment by moment #anyway apparently she's a phd student which is very cute of her #becoming a batman villain the old fashioned way #when she gets her doctorate she should go by 'dr. riddler.' really rub it in

[tastycitrus]

Barbara: Steph and Cass have been queerbaiting for nearly twenty slutty, slutty years... Steph and Cass, hearing this over comms: Steph: Oracle, what is that supposed to mean? Cass: What are you talking about? Steph: What the HELL is that supposed to mean??

#batgirl #batgirls #barbara gordon #stephanie brown #cassandra cain #stephcass #yeah i dunno #the slutty slutty years meme will never get old for me #can we still consider the years they were retconned from continuity as years they've been queerbaiting? #me: i mean retroactively speaking convergence batgirl revealed that they'd been living together since new 52 destroyed the continuity #so if we view it from an in-universe perspective pre-flashpoint stephcass never stopped queerbaiting

[aingeal98]

Cassandra currently being trapped in the land of the dead while also continuing to appear in batman comics in the land of the living. Call it Schrödinger's Cass.

#dc #cassandra cain #I can also call it DC not caring about continuity anymore #Which is sadly still a step up from new 52

[stackthedeck]

there's no words for how much peace these panels of Rip bring me, you're right babygirl trying to figure out continuity is pointless and I should kill someone about it

#i hate dc continuity so much i've tried to figure out flashpoint convergence rebirth new 52 for ages and i just...can't #i'm not strong enough #it literally does not matter

[heroesriseandfall]

Discussing self contradictory comics timelines is all fun and games until someone comes up with a technically-possible timeline that completely goes against everything you hold dear.

#this is NOT about any mutuals this is about *clenches fist* guy who decided Bruce’s timeline was more important than Robin ages or timelines #nuh uh. in MY timeline we shove Bruce to the side until absolutely necessary to prioritize his kids thankyouverymuch #we’re all cherry picking it’s just that some people cherry pick better (I’m biased btw) #dc continuity #heroesriseandfall #reminds me of the new 52 trying to stuff everything in that teeny tiny timeline. that’ll be a no from me

[creepyscritches]

Twn continually missing the reality of Geralt being a little ugly and aged like if a netflix fan got to experience a well casted Geralt in all his dad grunting creaky glory they'd explode or go to therapy

#Creepy chatter #Geralt looking somehow like a grandparent and a new father at the same time #He's younger than her but Yennefer fucked that old man #Peepaw don't need a break bc he's also somehow 24 but he's not 💖 but he's 52 haha but he's not but he's 94 #Big Geralts Boobie Bungalow 3 #This is what you become after Knowing geralt via a book saga that continually makes fun of him and while wanting to fuck him stupid #But he's just like.....a biologist with a knife and 100spf in his fanny pack

[fishfission-dc]

this seems like. not how a gas mask is supposed to be worn. and this kid was trained by batman, the league of assassins, and magical monks but he can’t manufacture a helmet that has a gas mask built in? in the end of rhato (n52) he mentions that his mask filters gasses so does he wear a worse helmet now? this panel is like 1/10 of a single page of batman & robin eternal but i have so many burning questions

#batman & robin eternal #red hood #jason todd #batman #what does his mask even do #that’s what the mask is that’s what the point of the mask isssssss #the new 52 continues to confound me

[kelaeri]

DC Continuity Crash Course

Navigating the DC universe can be tricky, even for longtime fans. Knowing what is considered "canon" can be even trickier, especially when the present canon is constantly changing, but there is a main timeline comics generally follow. This guide will take you through the basics as well as define some terms you may frequently come across in the fandom.

The first thing fans should know is The Multiverse exists in DC continuity, meaning there are several different realities that may show up or be referenced in comics. Most of these realities receive an "Earth" designation, such as Earth-1 or Earth-12. The current DC canon takes place on Earth-0.

Now, wouldn't it be nice if we could stop there? Sigh. For better or for worse, DC loves reality altering events, and Earth-0 has experienced its fair share of them with the most critical ones being Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint.

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1986) was a multiversal event that effectively rebooted the timeline and began an era of Earth-0 called New Earth or Post-Crisis. Unless otherwise re-canonized through comics published in the Post-Crisis era, stories published prior to the event (dubbed Pre-Crisis) were no longer considered canon.

Flashpoint (2011) was an event that ended the New Earth timeline and began the Prime Earth timeline. As of today, this is the timeline Earth-0 is still currently in.

Prime Earth can be broken up into various branding eras or titles, each one fairly recognizable by characteristic logos being printed on the covers of single issues and graphic novels alike, but you can also identify them by publishing date.

The New 52 (2011) marks the beginning of Prime Earth. This was a controversial era of DC wherein several things from New Earth were retconned. Many characters' origin stories were revised, each to varying degrees.

Rebirth (2016) served as a soft "reboot" to the New 52 where several elements from New Earth were re-integrated into the current timeline (restoring many old and beloved origin stories/retconning poorly received New 52 origins) while still keeping many critical plot points from the New 52 canon.

Infinite Frontier (2021) continues directly from Rebirth. Rather than rebooting anything, it integrates some more elements of the New Earth timeline and leads directly into DC's current branding initiative: Dawn of DC.

As a reminder, not everything from Post-Crisis has been re-canonized with Rebirth and Infinite Frontier; this is a common misconception. Some events in these comics happen in a way that make it impossible for certain Post-Crisis stories to have happened. Likewise, not everything from New 52 has been retconned either. The specifics, unfortunately, are unique to each character, and truly the best understanding of them is achieved through reading the comics. The DC Wiki page, however, generally does a good job explaining a character's origins and their current canon. They also typically list retcons and inconsistencies in the character's page notes.

But wait! I hear people say all the time. What about stories that don't fit the branding, like Injustice, DC vs. Vampires, or Wayne Family Adventures? Aren't they still DC?

Just because something is published by DC (or in association with DC) does not mean the story is canon. In fact, DC frequently publishes non-canon stories (often called Elseworlds) to tell a story they otherwise can't in the main timeline. These stories are usually fairly easy to identify, especially if you're familiar with the main comics. They may take the characters to a different setting, change their origin stories, change their personalities, change their relationships, give them a new family or children– really the possibilities are endless. But the bottom line is, because these are non-canon stories, any events or (mis)characterizations you see in these do not apply to their mainstream counterparts. I realize this probably seems intuitive, but I have seen enough people conflate the two to the point I feel I have to clarify.

#dc comics #dc timeline #dc guide #guide to dc #new 52 #dc rebirth #new 52 comics #dc universe #infinite frontier #dawn of dc #dc canon #new to dc #dc continuity #prime earth #new earth #yeah it's confusing i know #do i even need to say the movies aren't canon? #same with the tv shows and games

[fancyfade]

Maybe b/c I am a pre new 52 Artemis appreciator, but I don't get the appeal of Jaytemis. Like let her exist without him, she was clawing herself out of the grave FIRST!

#hes an imitator #idk #dc comics #artemis of bana mighdall #alsodue to pre new 52 continuity i just view her as a lot older #and jason cant be in a relationship with anyone but his favorite gun #theyre exclusive

[bitimdrake]

i've only read the first issue of grayson now, so not much to say yet (mostly I'm getting adjusted to the daring super spy genre). But I have not been keeping up with the justice league books and therefore have been left with one huge, giant question after this first issue

did they just say cyborg has a secret identity?

#* #*dc #dc reading tag #dc #is that new 52 canon?? how does that work???? #i mean there were other questionable ones on the board #but vic ''core part of his story is not being able to hide how he's been changed/return to normal life'' stone is def the most jarring #the gigantic part of vic's backstory that is feeling like a freak and monster because his unwilling cybernetics are so obvious #and often even scary to strangers? no? #doesn't ring a bell here? are we just not doing that? #give me continuity and i WILL fixate on tiny details unimportant to the current run

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Diana and Donna have one of my favourite relationships in comics, but it is constantly getting screwed over by DC's compulsive need to reboot its entire universe, erasing Donna's entire history and forcing the two characters to start completely over from scratch.

#wonder woman #wonder girl #diana of themyscira #diana prince #donna troy #troia #teen titans #the first crisis did such damage that it took them over a decade #and one john byrne clusterfuck of continuity #to get them back to being sisters again #and then dc killed off donna right after jimenez left the title #and then not long after she got back the new 52 happened #which erased donna and then brought her back but with a new origin that made no sense and just got messier and messier #even I have no idea what her current backstory is meant to be #I think even dc writers have just thrown in the towel #and are just going to have some kind of melding of her pre and post crisis history

[havendance]

Reading Robin war for Duke Thomas and suddenly Scott McDaniels. Man, I don’t know why I keep expecting him to stop showing up in comics.

#dc #Anyway Robin war sure is an event so far and new 52 sure is a continuity #carthago delenda est

[forevercloudnine]

Hello?? I have never heard of that version of Ragdoll before. What are the panels from?

Those two specific panels are from Secret Six (2008) #9 and #29!

This Peter Merkel Jr. version of Ragdoll appears as a main character in Villains United (2005), Secret Six (2006), Secret Six (2008), a side character in Birds of Prey (1998) #104-108, an occasional cameo in Salvation Run (2007) and Secret Six (2014), a guest star in Batgirl (2011) #31, and a dead motherfucker in Suicide Squad Annual (2018) #1. RIP to an icon 💔🪦

#ragdoll #peter merkel jr #secret six #villains united #to not just die as a random suicide squad member. but to die with a giant wig bald spot???? #truly feels like a targeted attack against gail simone #was dc mad at her for something specific in 2018 #i know they get mad at her all the time for various horrible corporation reasons but was something going on THAT year that they did this #anyway can dr. shelley get ragdoll some fucking lazarus juice because i need this bitch back in continuity STAT #technically ragdoll is a batman villain in the new 52!!! it works!!! #oh speaking of. there's also some cameos in forever evil: arkham war #but honestly i don't remember ragdoll having even ONE speaking line in that series so i don't think it really counts